The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently published final regulations (the “Rule”) that would ban most non-compete agreements nationwide. The FTC explained that the Rule is designed to encourage fair competition, improve the economy, and reduce legal uncertainty regarding the enforceability…
Read MoreOn April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to approve final regulations (“Rule”) that would ban most non-compete agreements nationwide. Non-compete agreements bar a company’s workers from taking jobs with competitors or starting new competing businesses after…
Read MoreThe PUMP Act expands the Break Time for Nursing Mothers Act (the Break Time Law), passed in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act. Under the Break Time Law, employers were required to provide nursing mothers reasonable break time…
Read MoreOn June 29, 2023, in Groff v. DeJoy, the Supreme Court of the United States clarified for the first time in nearly fifty years the burden an employer must demonstrate to deny an accommodation for an employee’s religious beliefs in…
Read MoreRecent federal court interpretations of Washington’s Noncompetition Covenants Act, Chapter 49.62 RCW, (“Act”) may give employers new confidence in using properly drafted nonsolicitation agreements with their independent contractors, regardless of how much the independent contractors are paid. Some degree of…
Read MoreGone are the days when daily-rate employees were considered exempt from overtime pay requirements under the FLSA. In February, the United States Supreme Court held in Helix Energy Sols. Grp., Inc. v. Hewitt, 143 S. Ct. 677 (2023) that an…
Read MoreEarlier today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled a proposed rule that would largely ban employers from imposing noncompete restrictions on workers. The FTC’s proposed ban would extend to nearly all work arrangements - including to independent contractors, apprentices, interns…
Read MoreBeginning on January 1, 2023, Washington employers with 15 or more employees are required to comply with Washington’s new pay transparency law by including salary and benefit information in all job postings. Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries recently published…
Read MoreA new law signed by President Joe Biden prevents forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment claims.
Read MoreA recent article by Beth Taylor on SuperLawyers.com was written with input from one of our experienced labor and employment attorneys, Tammy Roe. The article discusses our state's new Washington Cares Act and "offers a primer on the state’s new…
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